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Pediatric food impaction detected through point-of-care ultrasonography
Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine ; (4): 135-137, 2018.
Article in English | WPRIM | ID: wpr-715052
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A previously healthy 1-year-old boy suddenly began coughing while eating a dried sweet potato. Because he continued gagging after vomiting a piece of the dried sweet potato, his mother brought him to our emergency room. Upon arrival, despite normal pulmonary findings, he was drooling and gagging. Ultrasonography was performed because food impaction at the upper esophagus was suspected based on his medical history and physical examination, and results showed that a linear hyperechoic lesion was obstructing the posterior esophageal wall. Computed tomography was also considered for a detailed examination of the foreign body. However, the patient vomited the dried sweet potato before the test was performed. After vomiting the foreign body, the patient stopped gagging, and his ultrasonographic findings were normal. Therefore, the patient was discharged without any complications.
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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Physical Examination / Sialorrhea / Vomiting / Ultrasonography / Point-of-Care Systems / Cough / Ipomoea batatas / Eating / Emergency Service, Hospital / Esophagus Type of study: Diagnostic study Limits: Child / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine Year: 2018 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Physical Examination / Sialorrhea / Vomiting / Ultrasonography / Point-of-Care Systems / Cough / Ipomoea batatas / Eating / Emergency Service, Hospital / Esophagus Type of study: Diagnostic study Limits: Child / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine Year: 2018 Type: Article